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BALTIMORE ORIOLES / SPECIAL MOMENT OF REVELATION

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Beloved,

Happy Memorial Day weekend. This is truly a weekend of freedom and
although the weather here is not as warm or dry as I would like, it
is the getting together of family or celebrating or even having
an extra day off. I have been focusing so much on the powers of the
eclipses and all the possibilities that they are gifting us with that
I wanted to share a special moment that happened to me this morning.

I am not sure that I have mentioned the Baltimore Orioles that are
here for only three months. They are my favorite bird of all and
perhaps it is because they are scarce. Scarcity makes the heart
grow fonder. They usually arrive 2 weeks after the hummingbirds but
this year they arrived first and the hummingbird showed up a half
hour later. They have a special song that they only sing for about
two weeks as a mating ritual I would guess. It lifts my spirits and
stops me in my tracks when I hear it. Have you ever heard something
that does that for you. I even put in two screens so I could open
my windows to hear them. Again the weather did not cooperate as
much as I would have liked because of the cool temperatures and
the rain. The weather definitely made me stop more often to listen
to them when I did hear them.

Two weeks ago when they were installing both exterior doors in my
home, I had no choice in closing the house so I just hung around and
listened to them all day long. That was such a treasure because I
would ordinarily not take the time to do this. This construction
project gave me the perfect excuse. The following day, it was like a
symphony of them singing. In fact, I was wondering just how long
could they sing like that before going hoarse. I was in bliss.

Even bliss does not last long enough and that was the last day they
sang that special song. Baltimore Orioles usually feed on oranges,
sugar water or grape jelly that we can provide. Of course, they eat
bugs also but humans do not provide that. My birds (I call them that)
did not do well with oranges and with the sugar water, the feeders
would spill over each time a bird landed because it rocked the
feeder back and forth and then the feeders would leak and the
sugar water would kill my grass. The birds also thought that the
sugar water was coming from the bottom of the feeder because they
discovered it when it was dripping but had no idea how to access it.
I usually chuckled at them as they gyrated to try and get it.

This was all a process of elimination so I finally settled on grape
jelly. After some trials with different feeders or hanging dishes,
I finally bought some new ones that give a place to put oranges,
sugar water and grape jelly. Of course, my birds only want grape
jelly so I quickly stopped the other foods.

What happens to grape jelly when you have pouring rain beating on it?
It goes away quite quickly. Usually I can put less jelly and fill
more often in between the rain but this weather was not allowing
me to do this. The feeders have four indentations to put the jelly
in and four holes where they can access the sugar water underneath.
Well, guess what? I put the sugar water in but they couldn’t find
it? Once in a while their beak would miss and go in the hole but
they still did not realize they could access food that way. They
kept coming back to the feeders and then leaving disappointed.
I even put a small dot of jelly near the holes so they would miss and
put their beak in the hole. No such thing!!!

Please don’t laugh but I was even praying to God and the angels to
show them how to find the holes. It was a reminder to me that
I feed on the love energy when I see it but perhaps, there is
love energy just below what is visual. Am I like the birds? Do I
look further for spiritual food, can’t find it and all the time it
is just underneath what I can see. I then included myself in the
prayer that I be shown all the openings to love and to be loved.

Yesterday was a day of constant rain, no let up. The sugar water
in the hummingbird feeders needed to be changed so I went out in
the pouring rain, emptied them, washed them and refilled them with
fresh sugar water. I decided to wash the oriole feeders also
because their sugar water was not good any longer either. While I
was doing the hummingbird feeders I noticed an Oriole drinking from
its feeder so I decided to give it one more try. At least I would
feel like I had done everything possible to give them sustenance.
It didn’t work. I put my dripping jacket into the dryer.

This morning dawned dry so I went out even before I did my meditation
and prayers to put jelly in the Oriole feeders. During my prayers,
I could hear an Oriole doing a 5 note song and he did that several
times. I do not usually interrupt my prayers but I wanted to see
what the noise was about. Here I was standing at my bow window when
an Oriole flew to the window and landed on the hummingbird feeder.
I did not dare to even move a feather or he would have flown off. He
chirped a one note song a couple of times and then tried the hole
but his beak was just too big to get any sustenance. Mentally, I
kept telling him to go to the feeder I had just filled. He went to
it and tried twice to eat the jelly and then flew to a couple of
branches and kept trying to rub his beak as if he was trying to get
the jelly off.

It suddenly occurred to me that perhaps the storm had blown him in
to my yard and he was only used to getting sugar water so he was
unfamiliar with the texture of grape jelly. He chirped a couple of
times as he went from branch to branch and suddenly flew off. He
was not familiar with the feeder so he had no idea that what he
was seeking was just below the jelly and the opening was right
next to where he was.

I thanked him for allowing himself to be the instrument of a message
from the Divine and hoped he found sustenance elsewhere. Or even
perhaps he was one of “my” birds that offered his services to me.

How many times do we look for what we need but just follow our
usual pattern instead of being brave enough to investigate other
methods or openings to our good? My Beloved Orioles certainly gave
me a lot of food for thought. A side note: I have been hearing a lot
of the 5 note songs this morning and I believe they are thanking me
for trying so hard to give them what they needed.

May your Memorial Day weekend be as thought provoking and happy
as mine is.

Love and Light

Mary Grace
www.IAmMaryGrace.com
 www.TheWoundedChalice.com
 http://www.waleson5.com/marygrace.html

PO Box 403
Wales, MA 01081, USA
413-245-3977

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Beloved,

Have you ever felt fear from something you thought you would love?
I was in for quite a surprise this week. Ever since I have moved
here, I have wanted a door to go onto my deck that was all glass so
I would have an ever better view of the lake. I have a bow window in
my living room that overlooks the lake but a large portion of my
living room was wall and a solid exterior door which meant I had to
stand in front of the window to see the lake. I wanted to be able
to see the lake as I passed by into the kitchen from my office, my
spare room, my master bedroom and even the bathroom. The temperature
up here on the mountain is usually 5 degrees colder than down below.
This means I don’t get to open my exterior door for long once the
screens are in place so for most of the year, I don’t have full
view access through the door. That corner of my living room and my
view to the lake is closed.

Well, finally I ordered two exterior doors which were badly needed.
The storm doors for both doors are full glass doors so I can see
easily in the warm weather when I open the doors. One is new and
has a screen that shows up when I pull down the top part of the window.
I love these new inventions as I don’t have to remove the glass and
insert the screen twice a year. My new kitchen door is half window
and half door and it has a blind right inside the window which is so
easy to either pull up so the window is clear or I can also adjust
the blind to open or close. Both sills or thresholds had rotten wood
which I did not know about but was taken care of at the time of the
new installation.

I was so excited to finally be able to see the lake as I was passing
by the doorway to the living room. I always look as I am passing by
as I watch the birds and I can a little corner of the lake this way.
What surprised me was how I reacted each time I passed by now.
My heart would race as I automatically thought the door was open and
I felt fear. Fear that my door was open and I was not safe or
protected from anything outside. I WAS SHOCKED AT MY REACTION.

I went out one day to do yoga and do shopping and when I opened
my back door, the first thing I saw was the door to the deck
which looked open and I had a fight or flight reaction. My first
thought was that I had forgotten to close and lock the door and was
there anyone inside of my house now? My heart was pounding and I
felt real fear.

I never expected to be reacting like this and I was getting a real
opportunity to look at why I was reacting this way to my home.
I know humans do not like change but THIS is one that I had been
looking forward to for so long. In my rational mind it did not
make sense but nonetheless I was feeling fear and being unsafe.

I know I like to be in control and as doors are openings into our
inner sanctuary, I felt my safety was being threatened. Doors can
also be portals into our subconscious which is evidently where this
was coming from. I remember being told so often growing up to be
reasonable and not to react irrationally to things or events. I was
extremely “sensitive” to surroundings and other people’s feelings but
I did not realize at that time that I was an empath…a person who
feels what others are feeling. I was not aware of it for a very
long time. I know now that much of what I feel is not mine, it
belongs to the world outside of me. Was that what I was afraid of
now?…. The world outside of me that I was able to keep out with
closed doors and locks.

Being vulnerable is essential to being open to Spirit. Vulnerability
does not mean you are unsafe or unprotected, it simply means that
you are trusting in God and knowing that you are protected and
safe in this world. The opposite of fear is love and I know that
I AM loved beyond measure. The outside world gives us many
opportunities to strengthen our muscle of belief in love as it gives
us many scenarios of fear. Even my new doors were just a scenario of
fear which was only in my human mind and its ingrained habit of
perception. I was being given another chance to erase some fear that
had been buried deep within my soul. I was ready to conquer that
fear that was totally out of context. I also know that fear can
be conquered one step at a time.

Soooo….for now, I am keeping the blinds open in that door instead
of pulling them up and having them look like the door is open. I still
have butterflies in my stomach but they are coming less often and
eventually I will be able to open that full length of glass with
no reaction except joy that I can now see more of the lake and
see it more often as I am passing by.

As a side note, the day the doors were installed two white swans
came for a visit to my lake. That was so thrilling as in 16 years
I have only seen a swan once so they are rare. And…as the
contractor was replacing the sills, each threshold had a penny in it.
He said that many people do this but I have never heard of this
tradition. If you know why this was done, would you drop me an email
and let me know? I love pennies as I believe they are gifts from
angels, they even carry the words: “In God we trust”. Do you think
perchance that I was being given a message???? I do.

I want to share a pretty cool video with you today.

It talks about the 5 natural emotions that we all experience
as humans in our day-to-day life and interaction with others.

Many of us keep these emotions inside instead of embracing
and accepting them. In some cases, however, even our emotions
that seem “negative” can be used as motivation to transform your
life for the better.

You can watch the video here:
http://www.globalwellnessblog.com/2013/04/30/video-the-5-natural-emotions/

I know Mother’s Day was last week but I didn’t want to wait until
next year to send you this tribute to mothers all over the world.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/family-life/son-surprises-mom-with-house-on-mothers-day.html

One more…I wanted you to know about this recording. I listen
to this in my car and feel such joy continuing in my life even
when I am not listening to it. The day after, I woke up with
joy and even laughed at myself in the mirror. I found myself
singing silly ditties during the day also. Just listen to some
of it and it is free to download if you choose.

http://www.eraofpeace.org/important-information/resources/musical-rapture-mp3/

Love and Light

Mary Grace
www.IAmMaryGrace.com
www.TheWoundedChalice.com
http://www.waleson5.com/marygrace.html

PO Box 403
Wales, MA 01081, USA
413-245-3977

EASTER – A NEW BEGINNING

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Easter is celebrating the resurrection of the Christ! Jesus came as
a teacher and example for us to emulate. He was LOVE and still is
LOVE as He is Eternal just as LOVE is Eternal. We humans are the
examples of LOVE to each other and LOVE is the strongest energy on
Earth. Nothing can withstand against it.

Today is Good Friday and as a child, I use to be in mourning
between noon and 3PM in order to be one with Jesus. I wouldn’t do
anything I liked to do and I wouldn’t eat, drink or be merry. Well,
Jesus is much alive as we venerate the sacrifice he made so we would
know how much He loved us. I no longer believe that you must be sad
and downfaced on Good Friday. Jesus gave us a beautiful and precious
gift. When someone gives you a gift, do you cry and mourn? It
pleases the giver to see you enjoy the gift that was just given to you.

I hold this sacrifice in my heart and my thoughts all day yet these
only strengthen my gratitude for what he did. He came to show us
how to LOVE and we are not expected to experience crucifixation. Jesus
did so we wouldn’t have to.

In fact, I wish to share my joy with you today. You’ll never guess
what I did this afternoon? I went kayaking!!!! The lake is all
thawed or so I thought. The part that I could see was all melted
and the geese and ducks are enjoying it. This morning when I got
up and looked out, the lake was like glass reflecting all the
houses across the water and the sky above. It was only 35 degrees
but I was thinking how great it would be to kayak. I know better as
it is much colder than it looks. Around noon, I looked out and I
suddenly had an urge to go uncover my kayak and maybe I could
just put it in the water, sit in it and the water could rock me.

By now it was 55 degrees, the sun was out but so was the wind. I do
not usually go out when it is windy as one day I was one inch from
being toppled and capsized by a sudden gust of wind. In fact, I
cracked a rib because of all the strength it took to keep the kayak
from completely turning over. I vowed Never Again so I have a deep
respect for the wind. As I was pondering this jaunt, I decided I
was at least going to launch the kayak for the year. I usually am
the first kayak in the water so I officially baptize the lake and I
am usually the last one in November or December so I tuck my lake
into the folds of winter.

The wind died down except for when I was trying to launch my kayak.
I was laughing because the wind came up and would not let me get
away from the shore. The water is low right now as the boards on
the dam have not been put in to raise the water height in the lake.
I kept trying to paddle but it would push me back to where the kayak
would stick in the sand. It was funny and if anyone was watching,
it made a good sitcom. I finally had to keep digging my oars in the
mud to push me further and further. I decided I would stay only in
my slight cove like area but once I got out in the water, I wanted
to see what was going on in my lake.

I stayed close to shore because the water is still freezing cold
to the touch. Just because it is thawed does not mean our human
bodies would not be in danger if we got dunked. I kept singing to
myself: “I’m in Heaven, I’m in Heaven”. I really was because there
is nothing like the first time of feeling your body rocking with
the motion of the water and with a kayak, you are not on top of the
water, you are inside of it so it is a totally different feeling.

I was so full of gratitude and this jaunt is a reminder to me why I
won’t sell even if I have to survive the winter. It feels so joyous
just as when you experience the first bud bloom on your flowers. I
kept rowing and when I got to the two coves that I love to explore,
they were blocked by ice. I have never been out in the water this
soon and so I always thought that when the ice in front of my house
thawed, the whole lake would be thawed. To my surprise, that was not
true. I certainly did get an Easter surprise when I saw that. What
an experience I had to be able to go up to the ice that was blocking
me. It was quite a visual surprise also. The transient ducks that
stop over to feed on their journey were there and I think they were
surprised to see anyone or anything out on the water. 6 ducks at a
time, they would fly away although I was not even close. Finally
only a pair of them slowly moved away. They don’t let you get close
and that is why I use binoculars especially inside the house as I
can get a better view of them when they come close to shore and
even when they are further away.

I saw the geese from my binoculars but I did not see them today when
I was out on the water. I was woken during the night by a lot of
geese or ducks making a racket. I was going to get up to see then
realized it was dark so I would not be able to see them anyway. A
ruckus like that is rare but it did make me wonder. The lake has a
life of its own and even after 18 years of being here, I am still
surprised by what I see and hear.

Spring is here even if there is still snow on my lawn and ice on the
lake. My heart feels so full and I want to share that joy with you.
I did not go around the whole lake as I have to break in my arm
muscles and grow some calluses inside my thumbs. When I came back
the clouds started to come in and the water changed. I feel so
blessed by Mother Nature and although it was not 3PM yet, I felt
like Jesus had given me a priceless gift on Good Friday to let me
know and feel His LOVE.

I also would like to share this message with you so you know just
how important you are to me and to this world.

If your wondering how exactly you can effectuate the most change in
your life, in the world, and even at the universal level: Just
BE LOVE.

How, specifically, do you just BE LOVE?

You BE LOVE by refusing to fall into negativity or fear. It’s as
simple as that. Each time you override a thought of fear with LOVE,
each time you remember that ALL IS PERFECT AND WELL, you have won.
Then, remain in LOVE, call on LOVE, breathe LOVE in and out.
That is all.

Additionally, if you do this with intent to spread LOVE you multiply
the flow of adamantine particles which are controlled only by LOVE.
Similar to negative ions, these sacred particles release enormous
pressure on the earth & humanity by easing tension and soothing
strain. We simply can’t think of a better way to change your life
and the world.

-Pleiadian High Council

This is one of my very favorite songs and it is so appropriate for
this season.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezF8kteNLIE&feature=share

Have you noticed the pine trees lately? I know I have sent this
to you before but I still find this intriguing. The kids like to
look for this in the trees.

THE PINE TREES KNOW WHEN IT’S EASTER

http://wandascountryhome.com/pinetrees/index

I feel I need to apologize for my error in last week’s newsletter.
I wished you a Happy Hanukkah but I really meant Passover. It does
not matter what we call the celebration, the important thing is to
feel the LOVE, celebrate and share it with those you love. Thanks
for the understanding and compassion to someone who wishes you only
the best in this world. By the way, Happy Passover and Love to you
and your families.

Love and Light,

Mary Grace

www.IAmMaryGrace.com
www.TheWoundedChalice.com
http://www.waleson5.com/marygrace.html